Sign suspension



H. STECKOL SIGN SUSPENSION Feb. 16 192s. 1,573,101

Filed Xugust 8, 1925 h L! \Jai W gmmm Patented Feb. 16, 1926. f

UNITED STATES PATENT orifice.

HARRY STECKOL, F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

SIGN SUSPENSION.

Application filed August 8, 1925. Serial No. 48,982.

To (zZZ iMmm-it may concern: 5, of ornamental shape below the arm and Beit known that I, HARRY STEoKoL, a a second smaller board 6 above thearm. citizen or the United States, residing at These two boards orplates and 6 are sellouston, Harris County, Texas, have incured togetherand to the supporting arm 2 5 vented a certain new and useful Improvebya plurality of pairs of bearing plates or meat in Sign Suspensions, ofwhich the folbrackets 7, of which I have shown three in lowing is aspecification. number.

My invention relates to a means for sus- Said bearing plates 7' arearranged in pending, or mounting, a plurality of display pairs, as shownin Fig. 2. They have flat boards or signs upon a supporting arm. Itupper and lower ends and an intermediate is particularly designed foruse along highportion curved to fit about the side of the ways inconnecting to the support a base arm They are secured to the displayupon which information and highway d1recboards by bolts or pins 8, asshe vn. The entions may be printed. gagenient with the arm 2 may be aloose one,

15 An object is to provide a display device, allowing the signs to swingto more particucomprising two or more related display larly attract theattentiono'l the public. boards or plates secured to the support, by aThe arrangement, though simple, is par common clamping device, one aboveand ticularly econo nical and effective. The others below the saidsupport. It is desired members 7 secure the plates in alignment 20 thatthe suspension be one allowing oscillaand act also tosecure thempivotally to the 25 tion and arrangement of the parts and the one.

39 the. line 2 tion or swinging of the display boards, the supportingarm. The heavier sign is below 00 lower 01" which is heavier than theone above, the arm so that the signs will be held by to maintainthesigns in erect position. The gravity in erect positions. Theturtheradinvention resides in the particular construcvantages ol thisarrangement will be obvimeans by which they are supported. What I claimas new and desire to pro- Referring to the drawing herewith, Fig. tectby Letters Patent is: l is a front elevation of a device embodying Adisplay device comprising a post, a latthe invention. Fig. 2 is avertical section on eral arm thereon, a sign board below said 2 ofFig. 1. arm, a smaller sign board above said arm, The display boards aresuspended upon a and opposite clampingplates secured at their supportcomprising a post 1 which may be ends to said boards and including saidarm tubular, said post having a laterally extendloosely between them toallow a swinging ingarm 2 at its upper end. The post 1 is rovemcnt ofsaid boards thereon.

35 secured within a supporting base and I have In testimony whereof Ihereunto afiix my shown a post hole or recess 8 in the ground signaturethis 3rd day of August, A. D. in which the post is fixed by cement orcon- 1 25. p crete l. i

The display boards comprise a lower board HARRY STEC'KOL.

